Apostibes afghana

Apostibes afghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Apostibes
Species: A. afghana
Binomial name
Apostibes afghana
Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2003

Apostibes afghana is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Pietro Passerin d'Entrèves and Angela Roggero in 2003.[1] It is found in north-eastern Afghanistan.

The length of the forewings is 12-13.5 mm. The forewings are whitish, slightly striped by light brown. The hindwings are white with a metallic hue, and a darker fringe.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Afghanistan, where it was collected.[2]

References

  1. Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Passerin d'Entrèves, P. & Roggero, A., 2003: Description of two new species of Apostibes Walsingham, 1907 with some synonymic and phylogenetic accounts of the genus (lepidoptera, scythrididae). Italian Journal of Zoology, 70(4): 347-352 Full article:


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